New episode of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast
In this episode, Dan Gullickson, supervisor of Minnesota DOT’s Blowing Snow Program, discusses the agency’s processes and best practices for designing effective snow fences.
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New Clear Roads Research: Designing Sheds for Storing Salt
Clear Roads project 20-06, Salt Shed Design Template, developed guidance for a set of scalable salt shed designs that can be used as a basic template depending on a DOT’s salt storage needs.
Winter Maintenance Research Roundup
Check out the recent research from transportation organizations around the country.
New Podcast Episodes from Talkin’ Winter Ops
Check out these recent episodes of the Talkin’ Winter Ops podcast:
Minnesota Evaluates Solar-Powered Snow Fences
To add year-round value to the state’s snow fences, the Minnesota Department of Transportation conducted a research study exploring the functional and economic viability of installing solar panels on the fences to create clean energy without using any additional land.
New Clear Roads Synthesis Report: Drones and Winter Maintenance
This new Clear Roads synthesis project surveyed maintenance professionals and reviewed published literature to identify opportunities in winter maintenance operations that could benefit from this emerging technology.
New Clear Roads Synthesis Report: Brine-Making Practices
This new Clear Roads synthesis project surveyed member states and other winter maintenance professionals and reviewed relevant literature to gain a greater understanding of current practices for the in-house production of brine.
New Clear Roads Meeting Materials Posted
Clear Roads held its spring business meeting last month in Richmond, Virginia from April 15-17. Documents from the meeting, including the agenda, budget and minutes, are now available on the Clear Roads Meetings page.
California to Host Webinar on Infrared Tech for Winter Maintenance
To discuss how infrared technology can be used to improve visibility for drivers of snowplows and other vehicles during emergencies, the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) will host a free webinar, “Evaluation of Infrared Technology to Improve Emergency Maintenance,” on June 5 from noon – 1 p.m. Central.
New Clear Roads Research: Understanding the Effects of Deicer Additives
To determine how well mixed salt products perform at lower temperatures, this Clear Roads project tested eight solids and prewet solids.